Using child care

You choose a day care center, out-of-school care or guest parent. You enter into an agreement yourself and receive the bill for the care. Are you having trouble paying for child care? You may be eligible for a contribution from the municipality.

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Approach

Employers pay a contribution to the government. It is up to you to make sure you get the government contribution back. You can arrange this with the tax authorities. You can do this by calling 0800-0543 (free of charge) or via www.belastingdienst.nl. On this site you will find all the information and a calculation model. This allows you to calculate what your own contribution to childcare will be. The tax authorities will then transfer an amount to your account each month.

Description

Parents can choose from the following forms of child care: 

  • nurseries for children 0-4 years old
  • out-of-school care for children aged 4-13 (up to grade 8)
  • host parent care for children aged 0-13 (up to grade 8)

The cost of child care usually pays three parties: the employer(s), the government (tax authorities) and the parent(s). 

Are you having trouble paying for child care? You may be eligible for a contribution from the municipality. You receive this contribution in addition to or instead of the childcare allowance from rijksoverheid. The municipality of Heerlen transfers this contribution to the childcare. You pay the contribution yourself.

However, you must use child care that is on the National Register of Child Care (LRK).

Terms

For an allowance from the tax authorities, the child care must be registered in the national register of child care. This register is important because it means that the childcare is of good quality. Registered child care must meet legal quality requirements. The GGD checks this annually.

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More information can be found in the national child care register

Learn more about child care allowance

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